SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GELLER JORG (Last) (First) (Middle) 251 BALLARDVALE STREET (Street) WILMINGTON MA 01887 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC [ CRL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Corporate Executive VP	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock(1)	22,659	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	08/11/2007	08/11/2013	Common Stock	3,025	38.03	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	02/23/2008	02/23/2014	Common Stock	7,200	46.6	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	02/28/2009(2)	02/28/2015	Common Stock	7,350	58.58	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	02/27/2010(3)	02/27/2016	Common Stock	12,825	24.8	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	02/26/2011(4)	02/26/2017	Common Stock	16,650	37.92	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	02/25/2012(5)	02/25/2018	Common Stock	11,450	37.03	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of: (a) 11,821 shares of common stock; and (b) 10,838 unvested restricted stock units (RSU) which vest as follows: 862 RSUs vest on 02/25/2012, 1,163 RSUs vest on 02/26/2012, 1,625 RSUs vest on 02/27/2012, 650 RSUs vest on 02/29/2012, 863 RSUs vest on 02/25/2013, 1,162 RSUs vest on 02/26/2013, 1,625 RSUs vest on 02/27/2013, 862 RSUs vest on 02/25/2014, 1,163 RSUs vest on 02/26/2014, and 863 RSUs vest on 02/25/2015.

2. 5,512 options have vested as of the reporting date. The remaining 1,838 outstanding options will vest on 02/29/2012.

3. 12,825 outstanding options will vest as follows: 6,412 on 02/27/2012 and 6,413 on 02/27/2013.

4. 4,162 options have vested as of the reporting date. The remaining 12,488 outstanding options will vest as follows: 4,163 on 02/26/2012; 4,162 on 02/26/2013; and 4,163 on 02/26/2014

5. Options vest equally over four years beginning one year from date of grant.

	/s/Jorg Geller	10/01/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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